Reference: Hebrews 12:14, and I Peter 1:15-16
Have you ever stopped in your fast pace ofliving and considered the fact as to what true Bible holiness actually is? Takea good honest look at the church today and tell yourself if you can that thechurch is holy as the Bible very plainly says that it must be. Do you find ithard to distinguish the world from the church today? If you had your say as towhich church is manifesting the true way of Bible holiness which church wouldyou pick? If you are a member of some denominational church in your communityyou will probably say that your church is the one that manifests true Bibleholiness. I hope that you are aware of the fact that the Bible very plainlydescribes the church that the Lord Jesus Christ is building. Please call tomemory that Christ is the builder of the true church. The Bible says in Matthew 16:17-18that upon this rock Christ would build his true church. This rock that Christ willbuild his church is referring to the rock of revealed truth. In other wordsChrist will build his church upon the revelation of the truth that is revealedin the gospel. The truth will bring into existence the one true church thatwill be perfected and prepared for his soon coming. Each and everydenominational church today is led to believe that their organization is thetrue church built upon the truth of the gospel, but a good close look at eachof them will very easily show you that they are all void of the truth that willperfect them making them a glorious church without spot or wrinkle, or any suchblemish as the Bible says that it will be. This church will definitely be aspotless church because Christ himself is the one that is building this church.Please notice that in Ephesians 5:25-27 it tells us that Christ will present to himself a gloriouschurch not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should beholy and without blemish...
Do you myfriend belong to this church that is being perfected by the perfect word of Godor do you belong to some church that is too busy with their ice cream socialsand pink elephant sales? My friend, do you honestly think and believe that theearly church in the days of the apostles were wrapped up with ice cream socialsand their silly pink elephant sales? Do you belong to a church that feeds youon ice cream instead of the pure unadulterated word of God that will make yoursoul fat and healthy? The greatest majority of the churches today don't evenbelieve in holiness and perfection. Some do, but their view of what true Bibleholiness is, is not in accord with what the Bible says it is. Some teach anoutward appearance of holiness, but within they are full of dead men's bonesand extortion and excess. The Bible does not condemn an outward appearance ofholiness, but it does when the outward appearance is without an inward alongwith it. Many people today may wear their dresses down to their ankles andtheir hair down to their hips, but this does not prove that they are holy inthe sight of Almighty God. True Bible holiness is and outward and aninward holiness. Inward holiness is the cleansing of the heart and the mindfrom all carnality. It takes the revealed word of truth to cleanse you frominward carnality. This inward cleansing is brought about by your receiving thetruth and walking in it. This is a process and it is called sanctification inthe word of God. Sanctification is believed to be an instant work at the altarby the biggest majority of holiness teaching denominational churches today, buta close look at John 17:17 you will find that we are sanctified through and bythe truth as we walk in and receive it.The truth cleanes us from sin as we walk in the light of it. We are also toldin I John 1:6-7 that if we walk in the light as he (Christ) is in thelight, then the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin. Thebelief of the instant work of sanctification has failed to cause the holinessteaching groups to come to the knowledge of what true Bible holiness is.Holiness teaching groups teach only an outward appearance of righteousness andfailing to be cleansed inwardly by the revelation of the truth from the gospel.They were cut off from the revealed truth that does the sanctifying of theinward man. True Bible holiness is being cleansed inwardly and outwardly whichis a process brought about by your obedience to the revealed truth of thegospel of Christ. Satan has blinded the minds of the clergy from this truth formany years. Look at the average so-called church member today. They have notbeen changed hardly one percent from their original condition before they evenconfessed to be a christian, but yet they claim to be born again children ofGod. Ninety some percent of today's confessing christians are just as carnal asthey were before they confessed to be saved. This is simply because the clergyis blind from the revelation of truth that the gospel contains. Today's clergyis educated by man and not the Holy Spirit. You may ridicule this article, butnevertheless it is the truth and you know it to be true. Today confessingchristians have only a form of godliness denying the power thereof as theapostle Paul states in his writings. Today the world is in the church and thechurch is in the world. Take the Bible for yourself and see if your by-law booklines up with it. Friend you may resent this little article but you better wakeup before you find yourself roasting in a devils hell. Many of you will fail totake the time to go to the Bible and check your doctrine out with it. Most ofyou that read this paper will slide into hell like driftwood on the water goingover the waterfalls. If you have no more determination than you have then youare one traveling the broad way that leads to destruction of which millions areon. Why do you allow Satan to deceive you, causing you to spend eternally fromthe presence of a just and loving God that wishes nobody to be lost? It is notGod's will for any to be lost but he wishes all to come to repentance andthe acknowledgement of the truth. Please notice that the Bible not only says tocome to repentance, but it also says to come to the knowledge of the truth.Your failing to come to the knowledge of the truth will leave you without oilin your vessel when the cry goes forth that the bridegroom is coming. Your lampwill flicker a little and go out because you failed to fill your vessel withoil. My friend the oil of the parable of the ten virgins is the revealed truthof the gospel that the Holy Ghost teaches every individual. The Spirit is theteacher of truth, but if you are void of truth it is because you are void ofthe Spirit that leads all believers into all truth that is contained in thegospel. Only the truth of God's word will perfect the church that Christ issoon to come for. If you are a member of some denominational church that eatsice cream and cake instead of contending for the faith once delivered to thesaints, then I feel sorry for you but there will be no mercy shown to you atthe judgement if you fail to wake up out of your sleep and put on the robe ofrighteousness that the gospel reveals. Your ignorance of Bible truth provesyour destiny.........